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Al-Muhajabah, commenting on the portrayal of Muslims in movies and TV, writes : The problem isn’t so much that there are negative depictions of Muslims, it’

Al-Muhajabah, commenting on the portrayal of Muslims in movies and TV, writes:

The problem isn’t so much that there are negative depictions of Muslims, it’s that there don’t seem to be any other depictions.

There actually are other depictions, but they are so rare that when you see one it only emphasises the point. The only examples of positive depictions I can think of are The Thirteenth Warrior and Pitch Black.

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